Vali Lokason- Norse GodDeity
Also known as: Váli Lokason
Description
The gods turned him into a wolf to punish his father — and in his bestial frenzy he tore apart his own brother Narfi, whose entrails became the chains that bound Loki beneath the serpent's venom.
Mythology & Lore
The Binding of Loki
When the gods captured Loki after Baldr's death, they brought him to a cave with his two sons by Sigyn. Váli and Narfi had committed no crime. They had lived peacefully among the Æsir as children of Loki's wife.
The gods transformed Váli into a wolf. In his animal frenzy he attacked his brother and tore him apart. The gods took Narfi's entrails and used them to bind Loki to three flat stones, where the entrails hardened into iron. Skaði placed a venomous serpent above Loki's face. Sigyn stood beside her husband holding a bowl to catch the venom, but whenever she turned to empty it, the drops struck Loki's face and his writhing shook the earth.
Some manuscript versions reverse the brothers' roles, calling the wolf Narfi and the victim Váli. The most common reading names Váli as the wolf. He should not be confused with Váli Odinsson, who was born to avenge Baldr by killing Höðr.
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